2025 Brown Bears football team

2025 Brown Bears football
Conference	Ivy League
Record	0−0 (0–0 Ivy)
Head coach	James Perry (6th season)
Offensive scheme	Air raid
Defensive coordinator	Dan Mulrooney (1st season)
Home stadium	Richard Gouse Field at Brown Stadium
Seasons ←  2024 2026 →

2025 Ivy League football standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
Brown		0	–	0					0	–	0
Columbia		0	–	0					0	–	0
Cornell		0	–	0					0	–	0
Dartmouth		0	–	0					0	–	0
Harvard		0	–	0					0	–	0
Penn		0	–	0					0	–	0
Princeton		0	–	0					0	–	0
Yale		0	–	0					0	–	0
As of August 12, 2025 Rankings from STATS Poll

The 2025 Brown Bears football team will represent Brown University as a member of the Ivy League during the 2025 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The Bears will be led by sixth-year head coach James Perry ^[1] and play home games at Richard Gouse Field at Brown Stadium in Providence, Rhode Island.

Preseason

Preseason poll

On August 4, Ivy League announced the preseason poll. Bears were selected to finish in the last position. ^[2]

Schedule

The Brown Bears' 2025 football schedule consists of five away and five home games. Brown will host Ivy League opponents Princeton, Yale, and Dartmouth, and will travel to Harvard, Cornell, Penn, and Columbia. Brown's non-conference opponents will be Georgetown of the Patriot League, Bryant of the Coastal Athletic Association Football Conference, and rival Rhode Island, also of the Coastal Athletic Association Football Conference. ^[3]

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result
September 20	12:00 p.m.	Georgetown *	Brown Stadium Providence, RI	ESPN+
September 27	6:00 p.m.	at Harvard	Harvard Stadium Boston, MA	ESPN+
October 3	7:00 p.m.	Rhode Island *	Brown Stadium Providence, RI (rivalry)	ESPN+
October 10	7:00 p.m.	at Bryant *	Beirne Stadium Smithfield, RI	FloFootball
October 18	12:00 p.m.	Princeton	Brown Stadium Providence, RI	ESPN+
October 25	TBA	at Cornell	Schoellkopf Field Ithaca, NY	ESPN+
October 31	7:00 p.m.	at Penn	Franklin Field Philadelphia, PA	ESPNU
November 8	12:00 p.m.	Yale	Brown Stadium Providence, RI	NESN/ESPN+
November 15	12:00 p.m.	at Columbia	Wien Stadium New York, NY	ESPN+
November 22	12:00 p.m.	Dartmouth	Brown Stadium Providence, RI	NESN/ESPN+
*Non-conference game All times are in Eastern time

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Game summaries

Georgetown

See also: 2025 Georgetown Hoyas football team

Georgetown Hoyas at Brown Bears – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	Total
Hoyas			0
Bears			0

at Brown Stadium, Providence, RI

• Date: September 20
• Game time: 1:00 p.m. EDT
• TV: ESPN+

Game information
First quarter Second quarterThird quarterFourth quarter

Statistics	GTWN	BRWN
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Turnovers
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Georgetown	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Brown	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

at Harvard

See also: 2025 Harvard Crimson football team

Brown Bears at Harvard Crimson – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	Total
Bears			0
Crimson			0

at Harvard Stadium, Boston, MA

• Date: September 27
• Game time: 6:00 p.m. EDT
• TV: ESPN+

Game information
First quarter Second quarterThird quarterFourth quarter

Statistics	BRWN	HARV
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Turnovers
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Brown	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Harvard	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

Rhode Island (rivalry)

See also: 2025 Rhode Island Rams football team and Brown–Rhode Island football rivalry

Rhode Island Rams at Brown Bears – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	Total
Rams			0
Bears			0

at Brown Stadium, Providence, RI

• Date: October 4
• Game time: TBA
• TV: ESPN+

Game information
First quarter Second quarterThird quarterFourth quarter

Statistics	URI	BRWN
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Turnovers
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Rhode Island	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Brown	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

at Bryant

See also: 2025 Bryant Bulldogs football team

Brown Bears at Bryant Bulldogs – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	Total
Bears			0
Bulldogs			0

at Beirne Stadium, Smithfield, RI

• Date: October 11
• Game time: 1:00 p.m. EDT
• TV: FloFootball

Game information
First quarter Second quarterThird quarterFourth quarter

Statistics	BRWN	BRY
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Turnovers
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Brown	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Bryant	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

Princeton

See also: 2025 Princeton Tigers football team

Princeton Tigers at Brown Bears – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	Total
Tigers			0
Bears			0

at Brown Stadium, Providence, RI

• Date: October 18
• Game time: TBA
• TV: ESPN+

Game information
First quarter Second quarterThird quarterFourth quarter

Statistics	PRIN	BRWN
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Turnovers
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Princeton	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Brown	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

at Cornell

See also: 2025 Cornell Big Red football team

Brown Bears at Cornell Big Red – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	Total
Bears			0
Big Red			0

at Schoellkopf Field, Ithaca, NY

• Date: October 25
• Game time: TBA
• TV: ESPN+

Game information
First quarter Second quarterThird quarterFourth quarter

Statistics	BRWN	COR
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Turnovers
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Brown	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Cornell	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

at Penn

See also: 2025 Penn Quakers football team

Brown Bears at Penn Quakers – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	Total
Bears			0
Quakers			0

at Franklin Field, Philadelphia, PA

• Date: October 31
• Game time: 7:00 p.m. EDT
• TV: ESPNU

Game information
First quarter Second quarterThird quarterFourth quarter

Statistics	BRWN	PENN
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Turnovers
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Brown	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Penn	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

Yale

See also: 2025 Yale Bulldogs football team

Yale Bulldogs at Brown Bears – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	Total
Bulldogs			0
Bears			0

at Brown Stadium, Providence, RI

• Date: November 8
• Game time: TBA
• TV: ESPN+

Game information
First quarter Second quarterThird quarterFourth quarter

Statistics	YALE	BRWN
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Turnovers
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Yale	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Brown	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

at Columbia

See also: 2025 Columbia Lions football team

Brown Bears at Columbia Lions – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	Total
Bears			0
Lions			0

at Wien Stadium, New York City, NY

• Date: November 15
• Game time: TBA
• TV: ESPN+

Game information
First quarter Second quarterThird quarterFourth quarter

Statistics	BRWN	COLU
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Turnovers
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Brown	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Columbia	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

Dartmouth

See also: 2025 Dartmouth Big Green football team

Dartmouth Big Green at Brown Bears – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	Total
Big Green			0
Bears			0

at Brown Stadium, Providence, RI

• Date: November 22
• Game time: TBA
• TV: ESPN+

Game information
First quarter Second quarterThird quarterFourth quarter

Statistics	DART	BRWN
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Turnovers
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Dartmouth	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Brown	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

References

1. "Staff Directory". Brown University Athletics. Retrieved May 13, 2025.
2. "Harvard Voted Preseason Ivy Football Favorite". ivyleague.com. Princeton, New Jersey: Ivy League. August 4, 2025. Retrieved August 4, 2025.
3. "2025 Brown Football Schedule". FBSchedules.com. Retrieved May 13, 2025.
4. "2025 Football Schedule". Brown University Athletics. Retrieved May 13, 2025.
5. "Brown Bears 2025 Regular Season NCAAF Schedule". ESPN. Retrieved May 13, 2025.